by Whitney | May 6, 2014 | 4 D's, Delight, Drive, Featured, Printables, Resources, Worksheets
Recital season is upon us and then it’s summer time! Are you taking a break to go on vacation? With two family weddings, our summer is going to very busy this year. As I was brainstorming ways to encourage my students to practice over their break I remembered... 
by Whitney | Apr 28, 2014 | 4 D's, Delight, Drive, Featured, Games, Printables, Resources
Kids love competition – not too much but just enough always gets them studying a bit harder. For example, at every group class I never fail to see a student fall in love with a new piece they hear performed. Even though said piece may be a bit difficult for... 
by Whitney | Mar 7, 2014 | 4 D's, Delight, Drive, Games, Resources
You know those days when the student is so tired of playing that certain piece but you just need them to play it one more time? Well, over the years I’ve collected ideas to make repetition more fun and today I wanted to share a quick way to keep these ideas... 
by Spring | Jan 20, 2014 | 4 D's, Drive, Featured, Printables, Resources
I mentioned in my post last week that I recently added Christopher Fisher’s book Teaching Piano in Groups to my reference library. I’ve already scanned through this book and highlighted many helpful ideas and concepts. One of the first topics he... 
by Whitney | Dec 13, 2013 | 4 D's, Christmas, Drive, Games, Printables, Resources, Worksheets
In my studio, we are at the week before the recital. This is when I hope that all the pieces have been learned and memorized so well that students could play them with their eyes closed! While a few of them are definitely pushing till the last minute, others are... by Whitney | Nov 9, 2013 | 4 D's, Delight, Discover, Drive
Looking through the TMTA Fall 2013 Publication, I was intrigued by the title “Top Five Teaching Pieces” compiled by Teresa Crawford. On this page, thirteen teachers across Texas had sent in their favorite teaching pieces. I loved reading through the list...